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Fresh as a Nosegay on Lame Post Friday

Posted on January 23, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

At work today, I told a couple of co-workers about the Recency Romance I read where the heroine had a glass of wine with dinner and felt “fresh as a nosegay.” I believe I have mentioned that in this space as well.

“So sometimes I say to my husband, ‘Dear, will you bring me a glass of wine so I can feel fresh as a nosegay?’ ” I said. I had to tell one co-worker that a nosegay is a small bouquet.

Me, feeling fresh as a nosegay.

That is not me at home, but you get the idea.

By the way, this is indeed Lame Post Friday, so I am just going to make a few silly remarks, then hit Publish and watch a DVR’d episode of Svengoolie.

He’s our date.

Right now we are watching Snapped, and before that a couple of episodes of Forensic Files. There is nothing like starting your Friday night with a little murder and mayhem!

We are not drinking our wine out of coffee mugs.

Ooh! Ooh! I just realized: the Snapped we are watching concerns a case we saw recently on Forensic Files! I love it when that happens! I am having a very enjoyable Friday night. I hope you are feeling fresh as a nosegay yourself.

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True Crime and Wine, What’s Not to Like?

Posted on September 19, 2020 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am having a Forensic Files Friday, but I am SO disinclined to search for the Forensic Files logo I think I have in my Media Library.  What a bum, and yet so appropriate for Lame Post Friday.

I found this entire week to be far much more trouble than actual effort expended would imply.  I think I know why this would be so but will refrain with burdening you with details of my personal problems.  Let us just say, I had a few options of what to do this evening but opted for the one that involved taking my bra off and drinking wine.

And watching Forensic Files, as stated in the first paragraph.

I often enjoy a True Crime Friday, with episodes of Dateline or Snapped.  I will also not apologize for enjoying a glass (or two) of wine. However, blog posts must be made, according to the rules I have established for myself.

Have I reached mine yet?

Ah, here is the logo for my favorite, Snapped.  I have loved Snapped for years.

“What am I doing here?”

I was looking for logos of Dateline or Forensic Files when I came across my favorite,  Nosferatu.  He looked so startled, I felt free to make this a sort of Non-Sequitur Friday.

Me forget the wine? Say it ain’t so!

I end my Friday Lame Post with a thought about wine.  Our friend Bruce gave us this entirely appropriate welcome mat.  I wish you all a Happy Friday, with or without wine.

 

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Crime After Murder?

Posted on April 7, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had meant to do a Saturday Running Commentary post.  I even went running,  and it was a pretty good run.  But I didn’t.   Now my laptop is acting up and I am sitting here on my Tablet, typing one letter at a time with the stylus .

We just got back from Murder by the Book, the murder mystery we put on at Morning Star Methodist Church in Ilion.  It went pretty well. I wish I had taken a few pictures,  but as usual with me these days, I did not have my act together.   Still, I took part in the performance and did all right.  That was the important thing tonight.

Now all I want to do is to sit on my couch, knit, and watch a crime show.  Maybe I could just throw in a picture from my Media Library to fill out the post.

Ah, a crime show is what I crave.

Right now Snapped is on, but I have seen this episode several times.  Perhaps a Dateline on DVR…

Or there’s always Forensic Files

“What about me?”

Or a monster movie.  We shall see.

In the meantime,  I’m going to call this a Slacker Saturday, hit Publish, and drive on.  Happy Saturday,  everyone!

 

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Saturday Supper, In Progress

Posted on September 30, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am making a Saturday Supper post while I am actually cooking said supper.  I have not done a cooking post in a while, and I am making this dish up as I go along, so I thought it would be a good one.  If I am mistaken, I would point out that these things happen and we must make the best of them.

First I chopped up an onion and put it in some oil in my cast iron frying pan. I confess, I thought sadly that I do not enjoy washing that pan, but it is one of my favorite things to cook in.  I put in a little more oil than I had intended, but I just went with it.  While it fried, I peeled and crushed some garlic and set the timer for 15 minutes (to let the garlic breathe, so it could reach its full cancer-fighting capacity) (I guess).  I knitted and looked at Forensic Files while I waited.  Steven is a big fan of Forensic Files.  I like it too.

After putting the garlic in the pan and stirring, I added burger.  Steven had taken the burger out of the freezer a couple of days ago, but one cannot always be ambitious enough to cook supper the day the meat is thawed.  I broke it up somewhat, knowing I could break it up further as it cooked.

Eventually I did break it up more, and I thought all of the pink was gone.  Then I thought of adding Worcestershire Sauce, which I could have done while it was pink, but whatever, I put some in.  Looking in our cupboard, I saw we did not have tomato sauce, as I had thought.  Luckily I found some diced tomatoes as well as some canned mushrooms and tomato paste.  I put the diced tomatoes and mushrooms in.  The I threw in a few spices:  Salt Free All-Purpose from the So Sweet Candy Cafe in Utica (a great place, by the way), basil, garlic powder (can’t have too much garlic, after all), cumin, parsley… I think that’s it.

There! I just went out and stirred the sauce, which was boiling away.  I put in the tomato paste. After I finish this post and hit Publish, I will put on water to boil for pasta.  Will it be ruffles or elbows?  A little uncertainty adds interest to my Saturday.

 

 

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Another Wrist to Crime Sunday

Posted on January 8, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello, and welcome to Wrist to Forehead Sunday.  I just cooked a not too contemptible dinner, so I suppose I could do a cooking post instead.  Or I could just rattle on for 200 words or so and hit Publish.  Which to do you think I am more likely to do?

My favorite.

I am actually having an enjoyable sort of a day.  My husband, Steven, and I have been hanging out watching True Crime shows, which regular readers know I love.  In fact, I posted on Facebook, “I cannot get enough of murder and mayhem.”  I gave it a red background, at the fear of being too obvious.  At least it was a darker kind of red, more like dried blood than the freshly shed kind.

We watched a couple of DVR’d Datelines, one of which looked quite familiar.  As regular readers know, I love to see the same case on different shows.  Apropos that, when we got done with a DVR’d episode and put it on Forensic Files, we saw an episode dealing with Stacy Castor, a local murderess who poisoned two husbands with “antifree.”  Steven saw some actual trial footage while it was happening, when Court TV was a thing (it is TruTv now.  Some shows are still enjoyable, but it has not nearly the class).

I prefer Snapped or Dateline, but Forensic Files will do in a pinch.

The television is tuned to Snapped now, my perennial favorite. This past week I have been questioning my blog, wondering if it is not time to stop bothering you all with my crap, since I so rarely do “real” posts any more.  I just do not have the mental wherewithal to answer these questions now.  I shall continue to watch my True Crime and see what I can come up with for tomorrow.  As always, I hope you will stay tuned.

I enjoy “Snapped” most days of the the week.

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Merry Mental Meanderings

Posted on December 26, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I think since today is Christmas (although I may be posting late enough that WordPress will stamp this Dec. 26), it is appropriate to use “merry” in the headline.  And I am certainly not up for much beyond mental meanderings.  Oh, I have had a nice holiday.  Two days of hanging out with my family:  lots of good laughs, good food, a few drinks… I am so blessed.

So I am back home, pajama pants on, bra off, crime show on television (Forensic Files), and a little glass of Pinot Noir.  I am basking in holiday thankfulness.  Gee, I hope that is not too boring for a blog post. Perhaps I should look for a picture of a monster to pep things up.

So it’s not a monster. Sue me.

Forensic Files is one of the classier crime shows we watch.  They indulge in re-enactments, but the concentration is on the science of detection.  It is very educational.  We were just talking about it last night, when we found out that one of my nieces likes to watch it on Netflix, sometimes at three in the morning.  The last episode we saw was a case that was previously covered on Snapped.  Regular readers may remember that this is one of my favorite things:  to see the same case covered in different true crime shows.

OK, so I’ve gone from Merry to Murder in just over 200 words.  I’m going to call that acceptable for a holiday Monday.  Merry Christmas everyone.

 

 

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